Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 29:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 29:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 29:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God spoke to him and told him something important. This happened many years ago, and Ezekiel was ready to listen and share what God said.

Ezekiel 29:17: And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first [month], in the first [day] of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Contradiction with Jeremiah 25:9

** This verse refers to Nebuchadnezzar as God's servant, which can contradict with Ezekiel 29:17's implication about Egypt being a reward for Nebuchadnezzar's service.

Jeremiah 25:9: Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.

Contradiction with Isaiah 20:1-4

** This passage implies that Egypt will face a different fate due to Assyria, potentially contradicting the "reward" narrative seen in Ezekiel 29:17.

Isaiah 20:1-4: In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;

Contradiction with Jeremiah 46:26

** This verse predicts Egypt's fall to Nebuchadnezzar but promises future restoration of Egypt, which may present a different thematic outcome than that suggested by Ezekiel 29:17.

Jeremiah 46:26: And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 29:9-12

** Verses within the same chapter, forecast long-term desolation for Egypt, contrasting with the "plunder" reward theme of Ezekiel 29:17.

Ezekiel 29:9-12: And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD: because he hath said, The river [is] mine, and I have made [it].

Contradiction with Isaiah 19:1-4

** It foretells civil strife and collapse within Egypt, potentially contradicting the concept of Egypt being a divine reward for Nebuchadnezzar, as mentioned in Ezekiel 29:17.

Isaiah 19:1-4: The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
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